Car-coupling.



No. 717,633.l PATENTED JAN. 6, 1903;

A. L. sHERWooD. GAR GUUPLING..

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1902t N0 MDBL.

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UNITED STATES ARTHUR L. SHERWOOD', OF EDGERTON, MINNESOTA.

GAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 717,633, dated. January6, 1903.

Application iiled June 21, 1902.

T LZ whom zit may concern;

Be it known that I, ARTHUR L. SHnRwoon, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Edgerton, in the county of Pipestone and State ofMinnesota, have made a certain new t pled.

This invention is designed to provide a carcoupling of improvedcharacter which will couple automatically and which can be uncoupledwithout the necessity of going between the cars; and it consists in thenovel construction and combination of parts, all as hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the appended claims. y

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates thedraw-head of my improved coupling.

B designates a rearwardly-inclined hook, which is secured in thedraw-head by means of an olset extension C thereof.

D is a link open at its rear end and pivoted to the lateral faces of thedraw-head at c, such link being supported in substantially horizontalposition. Y

E is a spring which is secured to the drawhead at e and rests at itsfree end' portion upon a cross-bar D of the link D,-located at the rearend portion thereof.

F is a stirrup which is connected to the link at fand to which areconnected cords or cables G. These cords or cables pass up wardly alongthe end of the car, one to the right and one to the left, where theypass over pulleys or sheaves H, thence downwardly and laterally topoints where they may be operated by the trainmen without passingbetween the cars.

When two cars are brought together for coupling, the ends of theirrespective hooks B pass under the links of the respectively opposingdraw-heads, and thereby raise them up. As soon as the links pass thehooks the springs B throw them down and into engage- Serial Nox 112,686.(No model.)

nient, where they remain until the links are raised by the ropes orcables to etfect the uncoupling.

For the purpose of uncoupling from the top` vate and release the other,or the cables G may extend sufficiently upward for operation from thetopof the car. .y

vHaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a car-coupling, the rearwardly-inclined stationary'hooks, thepivoted links, having each a cross-bar, and adapted to automaticallyride up and over said hooks to eect the coupling, a spring engaging thecross-bar ofV the link, and depressing the same, a stirrup connected tosaid cross-bar, and means connected to said stirrup for raising saidlinks without going between the cars, substantially as specified.

2. ln a car-coupling, the combination with a draw-head, of a linkpivoted to the lateral faces of said head, and having a cross-bar at therear end portion thereof, a spring secured to the draw-head, and bearingagainst the cross-bar ofthe link at its free end portion, and a hooksecured in said draw-head, and adapted to engagethe link of an opposingdraw-bead, together with means for raising the link to effect anuncoupling, substantially as specified.

3. In a car-coupling, the combination with a draw-head, of a linkpivoted to the lateral faces of said head, and having a cross-bar, aspring secured to the draw-head, and bearing against the cross-bar ofthe link at its free end portion, and a hook secured in said drawhead,and adapted to engage the link of an opposing draw-head, together With astirrup connected to said link, and ropes or cables connected to thestirrup and passing over bearings on the end portion of the car,substantially as specified. Y

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR L. SHERW 00D.

iVitnesses:

CARL H. COLLINS, J. A. COLLINS.

